diff --git a/r2/r2/config/environment.py b/r2/r2/config/environment.py
index 32a6f764b..98058ea5d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/environment.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/environment.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ mimetypes.init()
 import webhelpers
 
 from r2.config import routing
-from r2.lib.app_globals import ConfigValue, Globals
+from r2.lib.app_globals import Globals
+from r2.lib.configparse import ConfigValue
 from   r2.lib import  rpc
 import r2.lib.helpers
 from r2.lib.plugin import PluginLoader
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
index 716f65341..5b91b25ba 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from urlparse import urlparse
 import json
 from sqlalchemy import engine
 from sqlalchemy import event
+from r2.lib.configparse import ConfigValue, ConfigValueParser
 from r2.lib.cache import LocalCache, SelfEmptyingCache
 from r2.lib.cache import CMemcache, StaleCacheChain
 from r2.lib.cache import HardCache, MemcacheChain, MemcacheChain, HardcacheChain
@@ -39,62 +40,6 @@ from r2.lib.lock import make_lock_factory
 from r2.lib.manager import db_manager
 from r2.lib.stats import Stats, CacheStats, StatsCollectingConnectionPool
 
-class ConfigValue(object):
-    @staticmethod
-    def int(v, key=None, data=None):
-        return int(v)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def float(v, key=None, data=None):
-        return float(v)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def bool(v, key=None, data=None):
-        return (v.lower() == 'true') if v else None
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def tuple(v, key=None, data=None):
-        return tuple(ConfigValue.to_iter(v))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def choice(v, key, data):
-        if v not in data:
-            raise ValueError("Unknown option for %r: %r not in %r" % (key, v, data))
-        return data[v]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def to_iter(v, delim = ','):
-        return (x.strip() for x in v.split(delim) if x)
-
-class ConfigValueParser(dict):
-    def __init__(self, raw_data):
-        dict.__init__(self, raw_data)
-        self.config_keys = {}
-        self.raw_data = raw_data
-
-    def add_spec(self, spec):
-        new_keys = []
-        for parser, keys in spec.iteritems():
-            # keys can be either a list or a dict
-            for key in keys:
-                assert key not in self.config_keys
-                # if keys is a dict, the value is passed as extra data to the parser.
-                extra_data = keys[key] if type(keys) is dict else None
-                self.config_keys[key] = (parser, extra_data)
-                new_keys.append(key)
-        self._update_values(new_keys)
-
-    def _update_values(self, keys):
-        for key in keys:
-            if key not in self.raw_data:
-                continue
-
-            value = self.raw_data[key]
-            if key in self.config_keys:
-                parser, extra_data = self.config_keys[key]
-                value = parser(value, key, extra_data)
-            self[key] = value
-
 class Globals(object):
     spec = {
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/configparse.py b/r2/r2/lib/configparse.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79a59d235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/configparse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Common Public Attribution
+# License Version 1.0. (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://code.reddit.com/LICENSE. The License is based on the Mozilla Public
+# License Version 1.1, but Sections 14 and 15 have been added to cover use of
+# software over a computer network and provide for limited attribution for the
+# Original Developer. In addition, Exhibit A has been modified to be consistent
+# with Exhibit B.
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
+# the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
+#
+# The Original Code is Reddit.
+#
+# The Original Developer is the Initial Developer.  The Initial Developer of the
+# Original Code is CondeNet, Inc.
+#
+# All portions of the code written by CondeNet are Copyright (c) 2006-2010
+# CondeNet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+################################################################################
+
+class ConfigValue(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def int(v, key=None, data=None):
+        return int(v)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def float(v, key=None, data=None):
+        return float(v)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def bool(v, key=None, data=None):
+        return (v.lower() == 'true') if v else None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def tuple(v, key=None, data=None):
+        return tuple(ConfigValue.to_iter(v))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def choice(v, key, data):
+        if v not in data:
+            raise ValueError("Unknown option for %r: %r not in %r" % (key, v, data))
+        return data[v]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def to_iter(v, delim = ','):
+        return (x.strip() for x in v.split(delim) if x)
+
+class ConfigValueParser(dict):
+    def __init__(self, raw_data):
+        dict.__init__(self, raw_data)
+        self.config_keys = {}
+        self.raw_data = raw_data
+
+    def add_spec(self, spec):
+        new_keys = []
+        for parser, keys in spec.iteritems():
+            # keys can be either a list or a dict
+            for key in keys:
+                assert key not in self.config_keys
+                # if keys is a dict, the value is passed as extra data to the parser.
+                extra_data = keys[key] if type(keys) is dict else None
+                self.config_keys[key] = (parser, extra_data)
+                new_keys.append(key)
+        self._update_values(new_keys)
+
+    def _update_values(self, keys):
+        for key in keys:
+            if key not in self.raw_data:
+                continue
+
+            value = self.raw_data[key]
+            if key in self.config_keys:
+                parser, extra_data = self.config_keys[key]
+                value = parser(value, key, extra_data)
+            self[key] = value